Tenure-Track VR/AR Scholar in Immersive Media

The University of Texas at Dallas; Richardson (TX); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Texas at Dallas invites applications for a tenure-system Assistant Professor in the Animation & Game Design Program, with a focus on Virtual Reality and/or Augmented Reality.

The ideal candidate will bring professional VR/AR studio experience, motion capture, real-time rendering, or volumetric capture workflows, and familiarity with Unreal Engine, Unity, real-time VFX, or virtual cinematography pipelines.

Qualifications

• Tenure-system Assistant Professor with VR/AR specialization.
• Professional experience in VR/AR studios and related capture/workflows preferred.
• Experience with Unreal Engine, Unity, real-time VFX, or virtual cinematography pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Develop and teach courses in VR/AR and real-time immersive media.
• Collaborate across campus with CS, simulation, visualization, and digital humanities.
• Conduct research that advances immersive storytelling and media technologies.

Skills

VR/AR research

Motion capture

Real-time rendering

Volumetric capture

Tools

Unreal Engine

Unity

Job description

The University of Texas at Dallas invites applications for a tenure-system Assistant Professor in the Animation & Game Design Program, with a focus on Virtual Reality and/or Augmented Reality.

The ideal candidate will bring professional VR/AR studio experience, motion capture, real-time rendering, or volumetric capture workflows, and familiarity with Unreal Engine, Unity, real-time VFX, or virtual cinematography pipelines.